Do you wash your hands every time you use the toilet? How about before you handle food? A new poll reveals some concerning results.

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According to the CDC, wash your hands and surfaces often. The CDC recommends always washing your hands after handling uncooked meat, chicken, and other poultry, seafood, flour, or eggs.

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National Handwashing Day may have been last week, but as KENS 5's Jeremy Baker reports in today's Healthy SA, you need to practice good hand hygiene year-round to avoid getting illnesses.

Washing your hands is a given if you want to avoid germs—but it's especially important after touching these microbe magnets.